MLB: The Most Iconic Moment in the History of Each MLB Franchise

Every MLB franchise has a history. At one point in time in each franchise, its fans and the world have been captivated by a magical moment in baseball.

These "moments" are the reasons we love sports. The pure emotion a person can feel even while watching a game on TV is sometimes indescribable. Being at the game in person brings the emotion to a whole new level.

Enjoy this list of "The Most Iconic Moments in the History of Each MLB Franchise," knowing that it is because of moments like these that baseball is America's pastime.

25. Colorado Rockies: Rox Win One-Game Playoff in 13 Innings

Yes, the Colorado Rockies did make it to the World Series, but nothing in their history was as dramatic as the one-game playoff against the San Diego Padres in 2007.

The Rockies won 14 of their last 15 games to force the playoff, with the winner being the NL wild card winner.

The Padres scored two runs in the top of the 13th inning to take an 8-6 lead before Trevor Hoffman came come out to make the save.

After tying the game at eight, Matt Holliday scored on a sacrifice fly in what was one of the most controversial calls in modern-day MLB. Replays appear to show that Holliday in fact never touched home plate.

23. Florida Marlins: Counsell Scores Winning Run in Bottom of 11th

The ending was one for the ages. The Marlins scored a run in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game at two and send it to extra innings.

In the bottom of the 11th, the Marlins' Edgar Renteria lined a ball that grazed off Charles Nagy's glove and into center field, while Craig Counsell ran home to score with his arms high in the air to win the World Series.

22. Arizona Diamondbacks: Luis Gonzalez's Walk-Off in 2001

Led by the dynamic duo of Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, the Diamondbacks won the first and only championship in Arizona's professional sports history.

The home team won all seven games of the 2001 World Series, with four of the games decided by one run.

The New York Yankees went into the bottom of the ninth up 2-1 with Mariano Rivera on the mound. After Arizona tied the game, Luis Gonzalez hit a bases-loaded bloop single to plate Jay Bell and win the World Series.

14. Chicago White Sox: The 1919 Black Sox

The 1919 Chicago Black Sox scandal is among the worst in professional sports history, where eight members of the team took bribes to throw the World Series.

This video is pretty interesting for those of you who don't know much about what happened. There was a movie made about the scandal, Eight Men Out, which was recently ranked one of the Top Baseball Movies of All Time.

9. St. Louis Cardinals: Enos Slaughter's Mad Dash

Enos Slaughter's "Mad Dash" occurred in the seventh game of the 1946 World Series. His St. Louis Cardinals were up against the Boston Red Sox.

In the eighth inning, with the score tied 3-3, Slaughter stood at first base with Harry Walker stepping up to the plate.

With a hit-and-run called by the Cardinals, Slaughter took off right as Walker lined the ball to center. He made his mad dash around the bases and narrowly beat out the throw at home plate to score what ended up being the winning run.

7. New York Mets: E-3

The 1986 New York Mets put together arguably the most iconic comeback in World Series history.

Down two runs with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning and the bases empty, the Mets garnered a couple of base hits to score a run before a passed ball scored the tying run.

Then the "Curse of the Bambino" struck again, as Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner let a routine grounder off the bat of Mookie Wilson go between his legs. The Red Sox would have won the World Series, instead losing in the seventh game.

6. Atlanta Braves: Hank Aaron Is King

"What a marvelous moment for baseball; what a marvelous moment for Atlanta and the state of Georgia; what a marvelous moment for the country and the world. A black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol. And it is a great moment for all of us, and particularly for Henry Aaron. ... And for the first time in a long time, that poker face in Aaron shows the tremendous strain and relief of what it must have been like to live with for the past several months."

4. Boston Red Sox: Carlton Fisk Waves It Fair

The Boston Red Sox entered Game 6 of the 1975 World Series down 3-2 and needing a win to stay alive.

In the bottom of the 12th inning, Fisk connected on a line drive that appeared to be heading foul. As Fisk jumped towards first base while waving it fair, the ball struck the foul pole to give the Red Sox a 7-6 victory.